244:(1849), Dahomey (1851), Ijebu-Ere (1851), Ijaye (1860–1862) and the Makun War of 1862–1864. The Dahomeans were long time enemies of the Egba and Dahomey attempted to conquer Egbaland up to 4 times but they were unsuccessful. The Egba success is attributed to the legendary Olumo rock, which towers Abeokuta. In fact, the name Abẹokuta literally means "under the rock," abẹ meaning under and okuta meaning rock or stone. It is said the Egba hid under the rock and use it as an advantage point when fighting. On 18 January 1893, a treaty was signed with the governor and commander-in-chief of the British
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modern day Ibadan. 72 of these towns rebelled against the allegiance of the Agura and later joined the Oke-Ona section of Egba. Towns under the jurisdiction of the
Gbagura include Iddo, Ilugun, Ilawo, and others. Each township brings a chief which serves alongside the Agura and the rest of the kings of Egbaland, and in the
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In 1904, an agreement was made where the
British assumed jurisdiction in certain legal cases, and in the same year, the Alake Gbadebo paid a state visit to England. Over the following years, the British steadily assumed more responsibility for administration while continuing to formally recognize the
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The Egba
Gbagura, along with the other 4 groups who founded Abeokuta, avoided crowning kings until 1870. This was when the Gbagura appointed Jamolu as the first Agura of Gbagura. The Gbagura section of Nigeria originally included 144 townships scattered all over Yorubaland stretching all the way to
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Abeokuta was founded as a replacement for Orile Egba in around 1830 by the Egbas after the collapse of the Oyo empire during the civil war. The city was founded because of its strong defensive physical position by refugees trying to protect themselves against slave raiders from
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The Agura of
Gbagura is the traditional ruler of this subsection of the Egba, and under his jurisdiction are the rulers of the 72 townships that each bear the title
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There are 2 ruling houses in
Gbagura, Ajiboso and Egiri. The Agura answers only to the Alake of Egbaland and is third in power behind the Ake and Oke-Ona Egba.
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until an Egba, Lisabi, organized a revolt against the
Alaafin of the Oyo Empire. Lisabi is therefore considered the father of the Egba people.
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and Ibara (historically, Ibara is part of Yewa (Egbado), not Egba, although it is located in the present day
Abeokuta geographically). It is a
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joined him in founding a new community - the confederacy of towns that became known as Orile Egba - in the forest after they left the nascent
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of
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Egba state. In 1914, the kingdom was incorporated into the newly amalgamated
British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.
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The history of all the Egba also include many wars fought with neighboring people and kingdoms. In 1832,
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in around the 13th century AD. Orile Egba continued to exist until its destruction during the
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